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A drone view shows Sasol’s petrochemical refinery in Sasolburg, southwest of Johannesburg. In 2024, Eskom and Sasol signed an agreement to explore LNG to unlock gas-to-power and help mitigate South Africa’s imminent gas shortage. Image credit: Reuters/Thando Hlophe/File Photo

#AEW2026: ExxonMobil warns SA needs a solution for its growing gas needsMaroefah Smith

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#AEW2026: Eni, Dangote, TotalEnergies and more win big at African Energy Awards

15 Oct 2026

Dust-A-Side puts live data behind its dust control results

Dust-A-Side puts live data behind its dust control results

9 Oct 2026

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Dust-A-Side turns old haul road material into new mine roads

Dust-A-Side Dust-A-Side turns old haul road material into new mine roads

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Honest engagement to build mining's future

SRK Consulting Honest engagement to build mining's future

19 Oct 2026

Yellow Door Energy and Nedbank CIB achieve financial close on 49 MWp Lion Thorn Solar Park

Yellow Door Energy Yellow Door Energy and Nedbank CIB achieve financial close on 49 MWp Lion Thorn Solar Park

12 Oct 2026

Yellow Door Energy breaks ground on 49 MWp Lion Thorn Solar Park

Yellow Door Energy Yellow Door Energy breaks ground on 49 MWp Lion Thorn Solar Park

9 Oct 2026

BizTrends2027 | Theme launches | Steer year-defining business conversations

Bizcommunity.com BizTrends2027 | Theme launches | Steer year-defining business conversations

8 Oct 2026

Solving underground mining's toughest connectivity challenge with secure private 5G

IMT (Integrated Mining Technologies)Solving underground mining's toughest connectivity challenge with secure private 5G

6 Oct 2026

Bizcommunity.com #BlackoutFriday | Turn the spotlight on your brand

5 Oct 2026

Powering progress: The pivotal role of logistics in Africa’s renewable energy boom

Dachser Powering progress: The pivotal role of logistics in Africa’s renewable energy boom

28 Sep 2026

How due diligence underpins credible mineral asset valuation

SRK Consulting How due diligence underpins credible mineral asset valuation

18 Sep 2026

Electra Mining Africa: More to see, learn and experience

Electra Mining Africa Electra Mining Africa: More to see, learn and experience

2 Sep 2026

Local manufacturing showcased at Electra Mining Africa

Electra Mining Africa Local manufacturing showcased at Electra Mining Africa

26 Aug 2026

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Following PetroSA’s contaminated-fuel scandal, the AA calls on govt to act

5 Oct 2026

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Phelan Green’s clean jet fuel project leads SA’s green hydrogen push

16 Sep 2026

A drone view shows South Africa’s Sasol petrochemical refinery in Sasolburg, southwest of Johannesburg. Image credit: Reuters/Thando Hlophe/File Photo

Sasol challenges scientists to unlock access to green hydrogen

14 Sep 2026

Fossil Free South Africa has won four victories over “greenwashing” in advertising by oil, coal and gas companies, write the authors. Graphic: Lisa Nelson

Fossil fuel companies rebuked for greenwashing

Jo-Anne Smetherham, Kholwani Simelane and Patrick Bond 11 Sep 2026

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Former Microsoft and Petronas HR head joins Seriti Green as CPO

1 Sep 2026

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#WomensMonth | Engen’s Vanessa Moorthi-Moodley is giving women a seat at the petroleum table

Maroefah Smith 28 Aug 2026

A police officer interacts with security personnel at the gate of a disused mine near Rustenburg, North West province. South African police said 14 illegal miners were killed and scores of others injured at the disused mine. Image credit: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

South Africa digs deep: Anti-illegal mining operation prospers

26 Aug 2026

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#WomensMonth | First woman to lead Engen’s Langlaagte is fuelled up to break more barriers

Maroefah Smith 21 Aug 2026

Secunda CTL is a synthetic fuel plant owned by Sasol at Secunda, Mpumalanga. It uses coal liquefaction to produce petroleum-like synthetic crude oil. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Sasol’s 30% emission drop plan is not all smoke and mirrors

20 Aug 2026

Melissa Graham is ready to strike oil as Engen Lubricants’ new marketing manager. Image supplied.

#WomensMonth | Fuelled by sisterhood, Engen’s Melissa Graham is ready to strike oil

Maroefah Smith 19 Aug 2026

Electra Mining Africa showcases the technologies shaping tomorrow’s industry

Electra Mining Africa showcases the technologies shaping tomorrow’s industry

Electra Mining Africa 19 Aug 2026

A flame rises from a gas flare at the Dangote Industries oil refinery and fertiliser plant site in the Ibeju-Lekki district of Lagos, Nigeria. Image credit: Reuters/Sodiq Adelakun/File Photo

Nigeria’s Dangote hopes to strike gold in South Africa

Colleen Goko 6 Aug 2026

Albert Mthembu stands near a former neighbour’s home, which was knocked down to prevent its use after the residents moved away, in Magog, KwaZulu-Natal. Image credit: Reuters/Rogan Ward

SA’s push for cleaner energy comes at a cost for its farmers

4 Aug 2026

Protesters march during a demonstration in support of Wild Coast communities’ legal battle against Shell’s offshore oil and gas exploration, at the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg. Image credit: Reuters/Alet Pretorius/File Photo

TotalEnergies goes all in on Namibia as SA stays stuck on Orange Basin exploration

3 Aug 2026

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IZA Africa marks seven years of advancing zinc-use across Southern Africa

30 Jul 2026

LNG carriers, designed for transporting liquefied natural gas (LNG), off Cape Town. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

A sharp fall in gas supplies in 2028 threatens South Africa’s economy: how to manage the fallout

Davies Tsikayi 23 Jul 2026

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Bosch celebrates 120 years in SA with renewed focus on local innovation and growth

21 Jul 2026

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Volkswagen charges up Kariega component plant with 1,410 solar panels

21 Jul 2026

Wouter Jordaan, partner and principal environmental scientist at SRK Consulting – and also a director of SRK Consulting Congo

Decarbonisation is key to DRC mining as carbon tax looms

SRK Consulting 17 Jul 2026

Hill in siliciclastic strata (mud or siltstones capped by solid sandstone) of Teekloof or Abrahamskraal formation (Beaufort Group) of the main Karoo Basin. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

SA shale gas exploration on shaky ground as UCT study uncovers earthquake risk

7 Jul 2026

Dr Tshepo Mokoka is the new group chief executive officer of the CEF Group of Companies. Image credit:

Power play: Tshepo Mokoka to lead Central Energy Fund as CEO

6 Jul 2026

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Landis+Gyr EMEA rebrands as EYKON

3 Jul 2026

TotalEnergies logos are seen in a gas station in Nice, France. Image credit: Reuters/Eric Gaillard/File Photo

TotalEnergies taken to court in France

America Hernandez and Isaac Anyaogu 2 Jul 2026

SolarAfrica CEO David MacDonald says a typical C&I business consuming around 1,000,000 kWh per month could see annual electricity costs rise by between R2.88m and R3.34m over the next year. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

July’s electricity tariff hike is set to give SA a shock to the system

26 Jun 2026

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